Thermal insulation under extreme conditions requires materials that can withstand sharp
thermal shocks as well as extended high-temperature exposure. In this regard, a new …

This review paper examines ten current ceramic radome materials under research and
development and provides a comprehensive overview of available high temperature and …

Featuring in-depth discussions on tensile and compressive properties, shear properties,
strength, hardness, environmental effects, and creep crack growth," Mechanical Properties …

Solar photovoltaic (PV) is one of the renewable energy (RE) technologies that offers a fast
option for deployment. It is rated according to its maximum DC power output (W p) which is …

Fly ash is a typical industrial solid waste that seriously affects human health and ecological
balance. In order to recycle the fly ash, in this work, porous mullite ceramics were …

Though perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are rapidly emerging into the photovoltaic (PV)
community, their long-term stability raises huge concerns for their future commercialization …

Abstract The utilization of Underground Pumped Storage Power Systems (UPSP) addresses
the growing need for energy storage in the face of increasing intermittent energy sources …

An edge crack in a strip of a functionally graded material (FGM) is studied under transient
thermal loading conditions. The FGM is assumed having constant Young's modulus and …

In the absence of an affordable and deployable energy storage option, the intermittency of
renewable energy creates mismatches in supply and demand that limit the viability of a low …

The thermal damage evolution of rock closely relates to many important scientific and
engineering problems, such as the mechanisms of earthquake and the effective extraction of …